Adoration of the Magi (Castello)
Adoration of the Magi is a circa 1650 religious painting by the Italian Baroque artist from Genoa, Valerio Castello. It is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 1830.
| Adoration of the Magi | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Valerio Castello |
| Year | circa 1650 |
| Medium | oil paint on canvas |
| Movement | Baroque painting Catholic art |
| Subject | Adoration of the Magi |
| Dimensions | 122 cm × 148 cm (48 in × 58 in) |
| Location | Musée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg |
| Accession | before 1914 |
Adoration of the Magi is today considered as a brilliant example of Ligurian Baroque, and three documented ancient copies have been identified. Strangely enough, the painting had an utterly inconspicuous existence until 2004, when it was identified as a major work by Castello – it had been passed as a "Dutch painting with Italian influences" since 1949. The Strasbourg museum also owns an Adoration of the Magi by Castello's disciple and assistant Bartolomeo Biscaino; that work had been attributed to Castello until 1959.
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